Dreams, false memories

Hi. I am writing because I feel very lost. I've been struggling with false memories ocd for three years. I often wonder if I did something very wrong and I don't remember it, or maybe I pushed it out of my head because maybe I didn't think it was wrong before. Some time ago I had a strange dream referring to my intrusive thoughts. It worried me a bit but I forgot about it. Recently, I read a comment from someone who can't tell the difference between dream and reality in ocd, and suddenly I thought about this dream. I don't remember it well, almost not at all, only that there were groinal responses and then I felt weird about it. I'm starting to wonder if this dream means something, if it says something about me or worse if it's a real memory from reality. But I can't even place this memory in time and I know that with OCD I wouldn't do what I'm so afraid of. I feel exhausted.

Have Some Ch...

Date posted: 2y

Dreams are just Dreams, consider it that way. They mean nothing. Just your mind wondering gibberish in sleep. I also have some Taboo like dream pretty sure everyone has but whether it's a taboo like dream or good dream or intrusive thought was in it or just weird impossible dreams or just fantasy type dream. WHATEVER IT IS, DREAMS ARE JUST DREAMS. So you have to consider and accept it that way. Also false memories are actually false memories created by your mind sometimes mixed with real memories or WHATEVER IT IS You cannot analyze or obsess over it or even think to analyze Cause the more you think the more it will get complicated, blurry and More false. It will never ever give you answer. So what's the point analysing or even giving a thought to it. So what you will do? You just have to accept the uncertainty. Maybe you did that maybe you didn't. Maybe you thought that maybe you didn't. You have to make peace with it. The uncertainty.

kasiax98

Date posted: 2y

Thank you very much ❤️ I want to think maybe it was, maybe it wasn't, but I feel very, very guilty if it's somehow true

Have Some Ch...

Date posted: 2y

@kasiax98 Then tell yourself like it could be true, but it probably won't be true. I have heard this from someone here. I found this good. See if it works for you or not. I maybe knew another thing about how to deal with it when you feel like that maybe still has some chances to be true. Days ago here someone was worrying that they may get fired from job. Thus they started obsessing over it. I said to them that maybe you will get fired, maybe you won't then They said they fear what if that maybe you will get fired has more chances or it becomes true. I maybe said something in response but forgot what i said 😜 sorry Personally i don't apply ERP for myself cause that Thing doesn't bring me comfort. So what i do is just not to think or obsess about that cause from past experiences i knew that by obsessing i won't get the answer and it will get more worse. Just my Peace of mind and valuable time would be wasted by stress and anxiety the obsession brings. So i just don't evolve myself into observing over it. But when i fail i end up becoming anxious and obsessed thus it's an Unhealthy way to deal with it.

kasiax98

Date posted: 2y

@Have Some Chocolate 🍫 It's terribly difficult, the mornings are the worst then I really believe in these thoughts, as if someone changed my brain overnight

Have Some Ch...

Date posted: 2y

@kasiax98 Well, your brain actually got changed : Chemically

dee012

Date posted: 25w

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any advice for when you get false memories that feel really real? especially something that had JUST happened, it’s like ur brain distorts it. i feel like i do something wrong 24/7 then i get over it and ocd latched onto something new

YouWillSurvive

Date posted: 24w

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andrewt_

User type: OCD Conqueror

Date posted: 21w

Question about false memories, please help

Can it feel like you literally remember a false memory happening? And it feels like the memory has always been there and you vividly remember it happening that way? Because I don’t even know if I’m experiencing a false memory or not but god it feels so fucking real. Like I literally remember it happening. But what’s weird is the original memory was kind of different. 2 years later, the memory is not the same, but it feels like I literally remember it happening. And in this memory, I’m fucking snapping. I’m acting on my thoughts. I feel like a fucking psycho. I hope this is just OCD

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